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The phrase "a depressing one for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation, event, or experience that is disheartening or sad for a particular person or group.
Example: "The news of the layoffs was a depressing one for the employees who had dedicated years to the company."
Alternatives: "a disheartening one for" or "a sorrowful one for".
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TMZ is yet another lesson — a depressing one for old media types — in the Web's ability to create a brand at breakneck speed.
Re "In Today's Arenas, Noise Roars Even When the Cheering Stops," June 7: The article on the trend in N.B.A. arenas to churn up excitement through audio pyrotechnics is a depressing one for fans who remember when it was their job to make the arena noisy, and when the game was the entertainment.
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— a depressing one, but for the negative wisdom of his words.
This week has been a profoundly depressing one for the vast majority of Britons who do not want to see the BNP prosper.
But for the thousands of people who commute between the two countries for work, it was an annoyance – and a depressing one at that.
It is a heartbreaking book, but not a depressing one.
It was a familiar story but still a depressing one.
That is a terrible confession, and a depressing one.
Some will find that sentiment a depressing one.
At first glance, the story is a depressing one.
The litany of miscalculations and unforced errors is a depressing one.
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